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Guns N' Roses & Joan Jett among honorees at Wednesday's Golden Gods

Guns N' Roses and Joan Jett are among the headlining acts taking part in the Revolver Golden Gods Awards.

Alice Cooper has been tapped to present the event's highest honor -- the Golden God Award -- to its first female recipient, Joan Jett. Alice says Jett is more than deserving of the recognition. He explains that Joan has "never compromised who she is," and is "a rocker through and through."

Jett and her band The Blackhearts will also perform at the ceremony along with Guns N' Roses, who'll take the stage with former bassist Duff McKagan. GNR frontman Axl Rose will also be honored.

Black Sabbath is among the top nominees heading into the fan-voted event, with bids in five categories. Motley Crue, Slayer, Metallica, Korn, and Queens of the Stone Age are some of the others up for awards.

The 2014 Revolver Golden Gods will take place in Los Angeles Wednesday night. The four-hour ceremony will be streamed live at VH1.com starting at 10:00 p.m. Eastern, 7:00 p.m. Pacific. An edited highlights special will debut on VH1 Classic on May 24th.

2014 Revolver Golden Gods nominees follow

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